Google exec says the company will unify Android and ChromeOS

Sameer Samat, the president of Google’s Android ecosystem, confirmed the change in an interview.

Google is taking another step toward unifying its ecosystem by merging Android and ChromeOS. Sameer Samat, the president of Google’s Android ecosystem, confirmed this shift in an interview with TechRadar.

Samat was curious how the publication's Lance Ulanoff manages things across several Apple devices, namely a MacBook, iPhone and Apple Watch. "I asked because we’re going to be combining ChromeOS and Android into a single platform, and I am very interested in how people are using their laptops these days and what they’re getting done," Samat said.

It's a logical move for Google to make devices running on its operating systems (including third-party products) work more cohesively together, in a similar fashion to how Apple products function in harmony. It may have made more sense for Google to ...